Verus
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Verus may refer to:
- Verus (senator)Verus (senator)Verus was a Roman usurper.Verus was a centurion, who had successfully raised to the rank of Roman Senator. He was the commander of the Legio III Gallica, a legion located in Syria, which supported Elagabalus bid for power ....
(died 219), Roman centurion and senator - Verus (gladiator)Verus (gladiator)Originally from Moesia, Verus was a slave who became a well-known gladiator during the reigns of the Emperors Vespasian and Titus in the latter part of the 1st century...
, Roman gladiator
See also
- Lucius VerusLucius VerusLucius Verus , was Roman co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius, from 161 until his death.-Early life and career:Lucius Verus was the first born son to Avidia Plautia and Lucius Aelius Verus Caesar, the first adopted son and heir of Roman Emperor Hadrian . He was born and raised in Rome...
(130–169), Roman co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius - Gnaeus Julius VerusGnaeus Julius VerusGnaeus Iulius Verus was Roman general and senator of the mid-2nd century AD, eventually becoming governor of Britain.Verus came from Aequum in Dalmatia, probably the son of Sextus Julius Severus , born in 112. He served as tribune in the legio X Fretensis when his father was governor of Judaea in...
(born c.112), Roman general and senator - Marcus Annius VerusMarcus Annius VerusMarcus Annius Verus was a Roman man who lived in the 1st and 2nd century. He was the son of an elder Marcus Annius Verus, who gained the rank of senator and praetor. His family originated from Uccibi near Corduba in Spain...
(died 138), Roman consul